Asian Cooking

I'm a bit nervous about tomorrow's event.  I'll be cooking a very ambitious four course meal for the whole family.  Hmmm...  I've been doing lots of researching for best recipes I can get...  I'll update you soon.

Adobong Pusit

My husband and I went food shopping at a Filipino Store a few weeks ago.  In the frozen section, I managed to get a kilo of squid, a pack of calamansi, wonton wrappers and grated cassava.  While my husband was so busy browsing at the noodles section.  For some reason he love Filipino noodles so much, Pansit Canton, Chicken Sotanghon and Beef Mami were few of them.  We spent quite a lot on Filipino food alone but it was absolutely bliss! 

The next day, I cooked Adobong Pusit and fried rice for our dinner.  Blimey! I never thought that it will take me forever to clean and gut those tiny squid, but cooking and eating them was quite quick.  Ah well, we enjoyed the dish anyway, that's all that matters. 

Here's the recipe:
500g squid
3-4 tbsp Oyster Sauce
2 tbsp Cane Vinegar
1 tsp Brown Sugar
1 clove Garlic (minced)
1 small Onion (diced)
1/4 tsp Black Pepper Powder
thumb sized ginger (julienne)
2 tbsp Cooking Oil

• Heat the wok with cooking oil.
• Saute the onions, garlic, and ginger.
• Add the squid, black pepper powder, oyster sauce, vinegar.
• Mix them all together and let them simmer for about 8 minutes.  Please note, do not overcook them as it will have a rubbery texture.
• Serve while hot.

Paghorophoropan (Something To Ponder On)

It seems that Success is always seen by how wealthy you are
How many cars you've got, your career etc...
MONEY MONEY MONEY

But success isn't just that:
You are successful if:
You are happy
You make people happy
You are helping your family
You are an inspiration

You may be a housewife but your kids love you
You may be a househusband but your wife adores you
You may be a carpenter but doing a decent living for your family
You may be a pedicab driver but your passengers trust you
You may have not finished schooling but you have a decent job
You may be a saleslady, baggerboy, cashier but you have to think that these roles are vital

You may have been a drug addict but you are picking up the pieces
You may be a lasingero but is willing to change
You may be a bugbugero but is willing to confess and be a better man.

Life doesnt only mean MONEY!
It is not how many diplomas have you earned
It is not how many medals you've got when you were a school kid
It is not a career
It is not that at all!!!

It is what you make it
It is how you respect yourself
It is how you respect others
It is how you see life in general

You can achieve things that you want to
You can reach all the goals in life if you want to

It is a decision
It is your decision not others

You have the right to choose:
To be Happy or be Sad
To Enjoy or be Miserable
To be Nice or to be Nasty

You are human...
YOUVE GOT BRAINS (use them)
YOUVE GOT A HEART (be compassionate)
YOU ARE AN INTELLIGENT LIVING THING (think about it!)

as my school's moto: NON SCHOLAE SED VITAE.... not of school but of life!